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Which term is sometimes referred to as the deviation?
Which term is sometimes referred to as the deviation?
- Residual (correct)
- True value
- Measured value
- Most probable value
What is the difference between residuals and errors?
What is the difference between residuals and errors?
- Residuals and errors cannot be calculated
- Residuals and errors are theoretically identical
- Residuals can be calculated but errors cannot (correct)
- Errors can be calculated but residuals cannot
What is another name for a probability curve?
What is another name for a probability curve?
- Bell-shaped curve
- Histogram
- Gauss curve
- Normal error distribution (correct)
What is the most probable value in a measurement?
What is the most probable value in a measurement?
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What would the results of an infinite number of measurements theoretically fall along?
What would the results of an infinite number of measurements theoretically fall along?
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What is the formula for calculating residuals?
What is the formula for calculating residuals?
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Explain the difference between residuals and errors.
Explain the difference between residuals and errors.
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What is the shape of the curve that the residuals would theoretically fall along?
What is the shape of the curve that the residuals would theoretically fall along?
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What is another term for the deviation?
What is another term for the deviation?
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What is the definition of the residual?
What is the definition of the residual?
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